Sunglasses, Worn by Ken Block, circa 2012

Summary

Rally driver Ken Block redefined motorsport with his tire-shredding Gymkhana film series. Each video featured Block performing elaborate stunts in exciting locations, and together they racked up hundreds of millions of views online. Block wore these sunglasses -- his own signature model made by Spy Optic -- during production of 2012's Gymkhana Five: Ultimate Urban Playground; San Francisco.

Rally driver Ken Block redefined motorsport with his tire-shredding Gymkhana film series. Each video featured Block performing elaborate stunts in exciting locations, and together they racked up hundreds of millions of views online. Block wore these sunglasses -- his own signature model made by Spy Optic -- during production of 2012's Gymkhana Five: Ultimate Urban Playground; San Francisco.

Artifact

Sunglasses

Date Made

circa 2012

 On Exhibit

at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America

Object ID

2019.141.6

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ken Block.

Material

Plastic
Cloth

Color

White (Color)
Black (Color)
Orange (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 1.875 in  (Sunglasses)

Width: 5.75 in  (Sunglasses)

Length: 5.75 in  (Sunglasses)

Height: 4 in  (Pouch)

Width: 7.5 in  (Pouch)

Inscriptions

on left and right sides of sunglasses: SPY+ on front and back of pouch: SPY + 43 / KEN BLOCK SIGNATURE COLLECTION

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